Downloads
The following is the complete set of downloads that I have made available. You are free to make use of these files, eBooks and tools for your own use, but please don't repost them or try and sell them!
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Download ContentsAgile Project Management Template
15 Ways To Reduce Your Costs
5 To Watch
Basic Principles of User Interface Design
Improve Your Reporting
25 Ways to Sell More
Personal Development Plan
Continuous Professional Development Log
Process Cost Model
An essential tool for Agile Project Managers. Keep track of your product and spring backlogs in one central location. An Openoffice template to make your team more effective.
Download: Openoffice
Sales may be the glamourous side of the business world, but unless you have an efficient and effective operational side you won't make a profit. This eBook offers a starting point for finding ways to reduce how much it costs you to run your business.
Download : PDF
The business world is changing at a fast pace. This paper sets out five of the trends that are affecting how customers interact with us, how we operate our companies and the impact on our organisations.
Download : PDF
We're all being asked to build increasing numbers of Excel spreadsheets, databases and tools. Yet if we don't have a user interface that is easy to understand and use our work will be for nothing.
This simple guide provides an introduction to designing an effective interface that your users will find simple to use and effective.
Download : PDF
All too often our reports are little more than a mess of overcomplicated graphs and tables. Yet investing a little time and some creativity can produce reports that express what we mean more clearly and more effectively.
This brief presentation will help give you some ideas for effectively structuring your reports.
Download : PDF
If you don’t sell you won’t stay in business. Simple as that. The question is how?
Rather than pull together a big, complex process with lots of sexy flow charts and stunning diagrams I’ve gone bite size. In this collection you’ll find lots of simple things, from practical actions to take today to questions to make you think. They’re in no particular order or preference, so dip in, pull out the ones you like, twist the ones you’re not sure of and ignore the ones you don’t think will work for you.
Download : PDF
Personal Development Plan [Numbers / Excel]Every manager at every level should be committed to their personal development. This means having a plan to help you fill in the weak spots you have, build on your strengths and then tracking progress against it. Indeed, many professional bodies and some regulators require managers to undertake formal personal development.
These templates will help you structure your learning and record the steps that you take to improve yourself. Just select the version appropriate to the software you use.
Download : Apple Numbers | Excel
Continuous Professional Development Log [Pages / Word / Bento]Each time we attend a seminar or a training course, or read an insightful book or article, we should reflect on what it has taught us and how we can apply what we've learnt.
These templates will help you do that, and when combined with the PDP above, will create a comprehensive record of what you have done to improve both yourself as a manager and the business you work for.
Download : Pages | Word | Bento
Process Cost Model [Numbers]If you don't know what it costs you to process a piece of business how can you hope to make a profit? This simple spreadsheet tool will help you gain an insight into where you are spending money in your business. Simple to set up, powerful to use.
Download : Numbers
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The quest for quality in Agile Software Development Why quality assurance remains a central part of project management, regardless of the use of Agile methods
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